Collateral management
Ice Clear Europe collateral spreads a ‘nightmare’, say banks
Risk.net spread analysis shows Ice pays little more than half the rate of other CCPs on cash margin
Blockchain startup Symbiont files for bankruptcy
Clients included Citi, State Street and Vanguard
Pension funds foresaw margin meltdown (a decade ago)
Years of warnings went largely unheeded. Questions may now spread to post-crisis clearing and margining project
Collateral management solution of the year: Adenza
Asia Risk Awards 2022
Collateral manager of the year: BNY Mellon
Asia Risk Awards 2022
Major lender hikes borrowing costs as crypto flounders
Brokers warn crypto market faces a reckoning with wrong-way risk as lenders rush to tighten terms
Automate today to prepare for initial margin compliance
Neil Murphy, business manager, TriOptima, at OSTTRA explores how automation can increase efficiency and maximise time savings across margin activities, delivering collateral cost reductions and allowing firms to focus their attentions on higher-value…
Collateral resilience is more than just understanding initial margin
New regulations and extreme global events are seeing initial margin (IM) requirements rise in prominence, with investment managers needing to focus on more than just their regulatory and operational compliance
Margin rules lead to rise in Asian NDF clearing volumes
LCH and Eurex position themselves for NDF clearing uptick ahead of next UMR phase
How derivatives management is changing post‑Covid‑19
Risk.net explores five derivatives trading themes discussed by experts in a recent webinar sponsored by Numerix
UMR efficiency: optimising systems and processes for IM compliance
UMR are among the biggest collateral management issues faced by investors in over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. At a specially convened session sponsored by IHS Markit at Risk.net’s Buy-Side Risk Global event, panellists discussed the latest phases of…
Buy side divided on euro swap clearing move
With eurocrats dithering on extension of LCH waiver, asset managers mull when – or if – to jump ship to Eurex
State Street launches tri-party custody for IM clients
Third-party provider begins shifting phase five clients to full-service collateral model
Collateral management solution of the year: Adenza
Asia Risk Awards 2021
Margining solution of the year: IHS Markit
Asia Risk Awards 2021
Asia moves: LCH appoints new head of Asia, BNY Mellon picks treasury services chief, and more
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IM phases five and six collide as buy side delays readiness
More than 1,000 segregated accounts for uncleared margin may still need to be opened post-deadline
Uncleared margin rules: should only geeks care about initial margin calculation?
Why the consequences of inadequate initial margin calculation should not be underestimated
Time to act – Smart transitions to UMR compliance
Firms face many challenges as deadlines loom for phases five and six of the uncleared margin rules (UMR), including getting their average aggregate notional amount calculations right to determine which phase they are in. With only three months to prepare…
Acadiasoft brings IM standards in-house with Quaternion buy
Deal will help data standardisation efforts and cut outsourcing risk in Simm calculation service
The slow corporate embrace of CSAs
Risk.net research finds 28 of 50 large companies now have CSAs – but has the trend run its course?
Data quality in focus as UMR deadlines stretch
The uncleared margin rules are seen by many as key to accurate and fast margin calculations. IHS Markit explores how firms can quickly assess proposed trades, calculate initial margin accurately and effectively handle the margin exchange workflow to…
Citi turns to fintech to boost FCM interest income
Clearing giant is optimising its treasury function to combat low rates and CCP fee hikes
Collateral management product of the year: SmartStream
Asia Risk Technology Awards 2020